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!FORMATTXT
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!FEATURES
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!FormatTXT application features so far/Future (possible) improvements:
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DONE
- Justify Left, Centre, Right, Full, None Ç
- Paginate with header/footer text including time/date/filename/
page number/left,centre,right justified Ç
- Machine-code formatting for speed Ç
- Dynamic text buffer allocation Ç
- Use one buffer for all I/O- 40kB of buffer per 32kB of source
input file size (Economises on memory) Ç
- Full !Help help support Ç
- Skip leading spaces (indent) on Full/Centre: improves text look Ç
- Percentage on hourglass pointer Ç
- Have 'strip multiple spaces' option Ç
- Strip multiple newline (LF/CR) option Ç
- Multiple line spacing option Ç
- 'Auto-Paragraph indent' option Ç
- Add a left margin of spaces Ç
- Add a right margin Ç
- Expand tabs (CHR$9) with spaces Ç
- Strip unwanted chars (User supplies list) Ç
- Strip chars over/under thresholds Ç
- Uppercase/Lowercase text as U go Ç
- Work with <Wimp$Scrap> transfers: Save: Ç
Load: x
- Get it sending direct to printer driver Ç
- Send output to last application you saved to Ç
- RAMsave, RAMload from/to other apps (e.g. Edit, PrinterDM) x
- Save present settings as default/restore default settings Ç
- Incorporate fully functional DTP, Art package, Text editor,
Memory editor, Program archiver, and a Raytracer x
!FormatTXT modification history (past version 1.00)
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Version Alteration
1.01 Send output direct to printer driver application
1.03 Stop 1 char of garble at end of output, 2 minor bug fixes
1.04 New 'Save as' window including "Last application" and "Printer"
1.05 'Save default format' now works correctly
1.06 3 vials of BugVape (tm) poured into format code, which now works!
Jason Williams '90